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Two types of financial support have been made available under the new childcare approval scheme: working tax credits and employer-supported childcare vouchers. Many nanny employers will not benefit...
In the face of much concern about some aspects of the draft Early Years Foundation Stage, welcome news came this week that the Department for Education and Skills is proposing to put back the...
Children aged eight to 12 are being urged to get more involved in democracy and citizenship through the Junior Exec website launched by the Scottish Executive. The site at www.juniorexec.gov.uk...
Cuts of more than 169.5m are to be made to a range of projects aimed at children and young people, education secretary Michael Gove has confirmed in a letter to local authorities.
The Department for Education and Skills is reviewing the way it communicates with local authorities and considering a local authority-dedicated website. The project will initially focus on children's...
With levels of childhood obesity alarmingly high, the increased threat of diabetes needs to be taken seriously. Penny Vevers reports When doctors in the UKreported the first four cases of very...
Underspend by local authorities of Government funding for three- and four-year-old childcare places has risen to £62 million, National Day Nurseries Association analysis reveals.
I am writing in response to Julian Grenier's feature 'In terror' (27 September), for I felt that some of its emphasis was extremely misplaced. Yes, of course, the tragic events in America, with which...
There are different levels of apprenticeships available but they all lead to NVQs, key skills qualifications and, in most cases, a technical certificate such as BTEC or City & Guilds. Candidates need...